Subjects and Pricing

Music

I.T

Beginners (GRADE I and II)

Intermediate (GRADE III and IV)

Advanced (GRADE V and VI)

Expert (GRADE VI and Above)

Casual

Animation

£8

£10

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Graphics :Photoshop/Elements

£8

£10

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Personal Statement

Hello,
I am currently a Second year Undergraduate student at the University of Hertfordshire due to start my Third and final year in September studying 3D Games Art. The degree has allowed and forced me to learn the basics and more advanced techniques to do with Photoshop and 3D Animation.
With regards to my Guitar experience. I have been a very keen player over the past 6-7 years in both Electric and Acoustic, my interest initially sparked in Year 6 when I was bought my first guitar. I enjoy almost all the genre's of music but if I had to pick a few of my favourite artists I would have to say Ben Howard, Feeder, Sum 41, Blink 182, Mumford & Sons and Bastille.

Teaching Experience

Speaking honestly, I have had plenty of tuition but never any serious experience as a tutor. I feel that I have observed each of my tutors methods well and would apply the best aspects of their teaching to mine.

Teaching approach

With regards to both Software and Guitar tuition I would go through the basics of each medium when tutoring a beginner pupil.
Guitar tuition for a beginner would involve the learning of key chords, chord progression and a study of major scales to give the pupil a good basis upon which to build up a level of speed where they could competently play some basic songs. I would provide them with the tablature of the lessons goals after each tuition so that they would be able to practice at home.
For intermediate students, I would ask the student in which direction they would like to take their study, for instance their preference to either electric or acoustic and which style or type of genre they hoped to pursue so that tuition would focus around their goals.
With animation I would begin with the basic theories for creating good animation such as timings, posing and overlapping that I learnt in my first year at University. My speciality focuses on on the 3D program Maya which is the main software program they use in the animation industry. Any knowledge of maya prior to joining a 3D animation based course would be incredibly useful as I found out after my first year.
I have extensive knowledge of Photoshop having taken a Beginner and Advanced course at West Herts College and having to use many of it's features regularly during my degree.
I would start with any beginner by introducing them to the interface and getting them accustomed to the different tools and their uses.
Learning Photoshop is essential to any student looking to enter into one of the many creative industries including Graphic Design, Photography, VFX, Games Art and any other medium that involves image manipulation.